A short circuit may have been the source of the fire., that did not cause victims. The causes are investigated and whether there is a need to relocate the affected family.
It broke out on Thursday morning, in Ourique, a fire in a house, an apartment on the 1st floor of a building, no victims to mourn, it is not yet possible to determine whether the family of three will have to be rehoused.
To Lidador NotÃcias the District Relief Operations Command (CDOS) de Beja advanced that the alert for the occurrence was given at 10:45 am, “being at the operational site of several fire departments in the districtâ€.
The fire could be caused by a short circuit., since there were some melted appliances inside the house, the fire having been extinguished around 11:30 am, smoke extraction from inside the house is being carried out so that the authorities can later determine the origin of the accident.
the housing, owned by an employee of the Municipality of Ourique, is located in the center of the village, and despite the proximity of the Primary School, it was not necessary to remove the student population from the establishment. They are also being determined whether there is damage to the apartments located on the ground floor and 2nd floor of the aforementioned building., where the fire started.
On site were 34 operating of Ourique Fire, Castro Verde, Almodovar, Odemira e Beja and GNR supported by 13 Car, elements of the Municipal Civil Protection were also present, including the mayor.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
